90 per cent area in Srinagar dewatered

Authorities today said that 90 per cent area in Srinagar, which had been affected by the worst floods in Jammu and Kashmir, has been dewatered.
Almost 90 per cent waterlogged areas have been cleared of water and dewatering process is in full swing in rest of the areas in Srinagar, Chief Engineers told Commissioner Secretary, PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Dr Pawan Kotwal, during a briefing today.
They assured that the all the affected localities will be free from water within the next couple of days. They further maintained that restoration works on the breaches and cuts along the Jhelum river has also simultaneously started and most of the areas have been plugged.

Kotwal today conducted an extensive tour of affected areas of Srinagar city and took stock of the dewatering and restoration works.
Expressing satisfaction on the work, he asked the engineers to further speed up the dewatering process by taking in additional men and material.
He asked the engineers to keep strict vigil on the post-flood situation and plugging the breaches and cuts along the Jhelum River.
The areas visited by the Commissioner-Secretary included, Rajbagh, Kursu Rajbagh, Jawahar Nagar, Padshahi Bagh, Gogjibagh, Sonwar, Indira Nagar and Shivpora.